Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Border Patrol

Decided June 11, 2009. Paul L. Friedman wrote the opinion for the court.

623 F. Supp. 2d 83 · Cited 609 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Hertzberg v. Veneman · 273 F. Supp. 2d 67
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 185 F. Supp. 2d 54
• Wilderness Society v. United States Department of the Interior · 344 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Hall v. United States Department of Justice · 552 F. Supp. 2d 23
• Bigwood v. United States Agency for International Development · 484 F. Supp. 2d 68
• Friends of Blackwater v. United States Department of the Interior · 391 F. Supp. 2d 115
• Long v. United States Department of Justice · 450 F. Supp. 2d 42
• Salas v. Office of the Inspector General · 577 F. Supp. 2d 105

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